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U.S. Senate candidate Mark Callahan stalks out of an endorsement interview at Willamette Week offices after complaining that a reporter wrote only "blah, blah, blah" as candidate Jo Rae Perkins spoke. (YouTube)
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Wehby has also far outspent Conger -- her main GOP rival -- on advertising, so it would not be surprising to see that she leads in the race. The poll says her name identification has sharply risen over the last month as her ads have become commonplace on TV.

The Washington Post, meanwhile, said one drag on Wehby's primary candidacy is opposition from anti-abortion groups. Groups have spent $590,000 supporting Conger and opposing Wehby, in large part because of the abortion issue, the paper said.

CALLAHAN'S AD: Mark Callahan, a Salem information technology consultant, has been one of the also-rans in the race. The above poll said that Callahan and two other candidates are dividing 6 percent of the primary vote.

Callahan accused one of the paper's reporters of being disrepectful when he wrote "blah blah blah" in his notebook while candidate Jo Rae Perkins was talking. After further argument, Callahan was booted from the meeting, which was eventually shown on a video released by the paper.

"Support has been pouring in," he said Thursday, "not just in donations but in kind words."

No matter what any poll might say, Callahan said he now believes that the primary is a close contest among himself, Wehby and Conger.

Speaking of Conger, Callahan takes a dig at him by including a snippet from a Fox talk show in which one of the participants calls Conger the "liberal candidate," although Conger has been describing himself as a conservative.

Callahan said he has a radio ad as well, although it's unclear how much play either of the ads will get. Here's the TV ad: